Motor vnbicle



F. A. JOHANKNECHT.

7 om VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN- 5,1920.

1,l@3,2490 V Patented. Jan, 110, 1922.

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A FOR/V1578 F, A. JOHANKNECHT.

' MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.5, 1920.

Patema Jan. 10,1921.

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.W Jag 4 WITNESSES (pas ax A NOR/V578 F; A. JOHANKNECHT.

J MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1920.

Patented Jan. 11922,

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WITNESSES furl; 13, find. le' ninnied springs V being held to the front cross l e frame by clips 15, and being coiliheir forward ends tanluterally arms 16 on a lead 16 carried by 60 fork 13. A segment 17 is 1) the fork, with which meshes 2i 18 on a stuh shaft 1.) which is ii) the inner section of a telescopniiz 228 421 by a universal joint con- 65 My imrehiales :1 vehicle .ihe teleseop' g shaft sections are slid iibiy connected, but are constrained to turn "'jge ther-izi any suitable manner, and the earl of the telescoping shaft is con-J eetn the Steering shaft 22 by a universal jinut. Lis slur. has the usual wheel, and ii: is journaled in a bracket 23 secured t i i'zhe dashboard. The seat 24 is jusl in of the wheel and a top 25 is prm 'idecl 75' Figure l A r! Yehu-ie u'iin ,nm Figure 2 is Figure 5 ii shave and in rear of the seat.

motor 28 of any usual or desired eon- .1031 is connected by a transmission Figure 5 v v 2? with the. rem- Wheel through a nieehzinisni heels, gear connection 28. A brake disk 29 Figure 6 I ngeii en the rear wheel {mil this disk Figure 7 i v a burial 30. The hand which :1 (le'liuil 4 1e usual manner, having its ineelisnisni i be 1 lever 31 to he operated Figure k is :i er is swung, is controlled by a 3 the (le'izieimhle amine geiil in from of The seat. and

in the Pl'irkiii'i enih ,4 mechanism for holding it a e in adjusted position.

tien n huily 1 to :i ii 35 the usuii bars. iviiil' the (Haiti reviziug'u" :1 front being join ie nrnzileil in hi luniinsie ft 53 is j'eurnsled transversely of .ie in frantef the seat, andl this as depending grins which are con l nks 3% and. 35') respectively with and with the lever 31.- The l 3 on is controlled by a lever 3,6 he neziih "che steering Wheel.

. ni is provided for supporting hide in uprigl'it position when at rest.

.3 his n'ieehzinisin consists of a pair of wheels 3?. Each Wheel is join-nailed on the lower 01? a mini miiCii spring 32-5, whose upper ill n th an are shaped bar 39 hav- Thecombined spring and bar a lever piveteil: it 4-0 to the} v at the pivoml connection the r as an arm 4-71 which. iscennectedhy a, 5 rin' @2 with he frame, the spring acting nieuns riguie i the truss h: spring. Wm 50 rear in s. on

Milli these rmls 6 ends to :i i-i'mi munn s I "wally t0 swing fine wheels into 111013813 turn is give-er? .1 e position;

Hie wheels are mowed into operative posi- The fun. =2 ihe in; means of a pedal 43. This pedal is 10 slidable through the dash board, and is connected at its forward end to the upper end of a lever l4 having an arm 45 slidably connected with the bar 39, by means of a pin engaging the slot. The pedal as shown has teeth for engaging the edge of the slot through the dash board to hold the pedal in adjusted position, that is, with the wheels 37 in engagement with the ground.

The shaft 54 on which the lever 4a is secured has a radial arm 45 journaled thereon, which is connected by a link 46 with a depending arm 47 on the shaft 33 before men tioned. The hub 48 of the lever 44 has a catch or 1 )i 'ojection 49-which is adapted to engage a catch 50 on the hub 51 of the radial arm 45, to operate said arm, to cause the arm to operate the brake through the connection 46-47 and the'shaft 33.

In operation, when the car is at rest, the pedal is pushed forward and held in adjusted position by the engagement of the teeth with the edge of the slot. through the dashboard. In starting the car, the engine is started in the usual manner, and when running is clutched to the rear wheel in the usual manner. As soon as the car starts, the wheels 37 are released and the springs return them to inoperative position.

In stopping the car, the wheels must be dropped before the brake is applied. \Vhen the pedal 43 is pushed forwardly to apply the brake, the pin of the arm 45 moves to the forward end of the slot in the lever 38-39, and operates the said lever to lower thewheels. Near the end of its movement, the catches 49-50 engage, and the brake is aplpllied.

eans is provided for disconnecting the front wheel. The said means consists of bracket plates 50 which are bolted to the fork arms, and these plates have bearings 51 for the ends of the front axle. By releasing the bolts 52 which connect the plates to the fork arms, it will be evident that the wheel and the axle may be detached from the front of the frame. Four legs 53am provided for supporting and the like, the four legs being used for jacking up the frame.

pivoted intermediate its ends to the frame when repairing 1 ,eoazee I claim:

1. A vehicle, comprising a frame, a shaft carried thereby, a prop having connection with said shaft, an operating member arranged on said shaft and having a laterally projecting lug, a sleeve on said shaft and having a lug arranged in the path of travel of the said first named lug, and a brake connected to said sleeve.

2. The combination with a shaft having an operating member provided with a lug, of a wheeled prop connected tosaid shaft, an arm having a hub mounted on said shaft and provided With a lug in the path of travel of said first named lug, and brake operating means connected to said arm.

3. The combination with a shaft having an operating member provided with a lug, of a Wheeled prop connected to said shaft, an arm having a hubmounted on said shaft and provided with a lug in the path of travel of said first named lug, brake operating means connected to said arm, and a spring urging said prop to its inoperative position.

4. A vehicle comprising a frame, a prop the frame and including, a lower laminated spring portion and an upper longitudinally curved portion, a transversely extending shaft carried by said frame and having a crank provided with a pin slidably connected to the longitudinally curved portion of said prop, a foot pedal having connection with said shaft, and a brake operated by said shaft.

5. A vehicle comprising a frame, a prop pivoted intermediate its ends to the frame and including a lower laminated spring portion and an upper longitudinally curved portion, a transversely extending shaft carried by said frame and having a crank provided with a pin slidably connected to the lonitudinallycurved portion of said prop. a foot pedal having connection with said shaft, a brake operated by said shaft, and spring means urging said prop to its inoperative position, the laminated spring portion of said prop being provided with a Wheel.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS- JOHA-NKNECHT. 

